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The Palaces

Victoria and Albert Museum
Accession no: Circ.638-1968
State: 2/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo ©Victoria and Albert Museum, London  
Provenance:In Whistler's studio at his death and bequeathed to Miss R. Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958; sold to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 27 August 1968, £120.0.0.  
Additional acq. no:EE.1C  

 

Paper size:288/292 x 401/403 mm  
Plate mark size:252 x 360 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:pale buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):Asian  
Note on the paper:Shiny Japanese surface, paper strong as a card  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light, somewhat uneven plate tone, wiped in different directions  
Note on foul biting:Granular tone on right two buildings and across lower part of the left ones  
Print note:Craquelure from varnish renders wall structure left of line of pointed windows  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:n/a  
Dealers' stock nos:n/a  
Misc inscriptions by others:n/a  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1870308  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.